How would you like to improve your confidence, leadership, teamwork and communication skills? Believe it or not, learning to do drill will help you in each of these. The ATC prides itself on the ability of it’s Cadets to smartly and accurately carry out the drill manoeuvres of our Armed Forces.

Learning to stand to attention and salute is the start of a journey which will see you competing against other Squadrons at our annual competition, giving the instructions to other Cadets and eventually teaching new Cadets.

It’s not easy to get it right, but you’ll feel a massive sense of pride when you do.

To ensure that you and your fellow Cadets look your best, it’s important that you wear and care for your uniform correctly. You can find our handy guide to wearing your uniform here and tips on where to position your badges here.

Cadets from 967 recently took part in the annual inter Squadron competition for Cumbria and Lancashire Wing at Kirkham Grammar School. Among the various competitions were Drill, Shooting, Aero-Modelling, First Aid and Aircraft Recognition. A big well done to all those who took part – you should be rightfully proud!

Five Cadets from 967 Squadron recently took part in the Wing 1st Class Development Weekend at Halton Training Camp near Lancaster. On the weekend – specifically designed for new Cadets, all five had the opportunity to take part in map and Compass skills, Obstacle Course, Target Shooting, Drill, Radios and a Night Ex. All the Cadets…» Read More

Every year Cumbria and Lancashire Wing run a Junior NCO Development weekend. this is designed to give new or aspirant young leaders some basic skills and help them develop their leadership ability. Amongst the activities on offer to Cadets on this programme are – Taught leadership session, practical leadership activities with command task and initiative…» Read More

In this guide, we are going to look at how to tie a Windsor Knot. The Windsor knot is a thick, wide triangular knot which promotes confidence. The Windsor knot is one of the smartest knots, and is usually worn to interviews and on smart uniform. Hence we use it in the ATC. We wear…» Read More